Department: Industrial Engineering

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

The Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) at the University of Houston invites applications for tenure-track Presidential Frontier Faculty (PFF) candidates at the assistant or associate professor level with exceptional skills for inspiring, teaching, and cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in Energy Transition Innovations through Process Systems Engineering and Optimization. The Presidential Frontier Faculty program is a university-wide integrated interdisciplinary hiring campaign that is overseen by central university leadership and encompasses hiring a large cohort of convergence research faculty to work on energy, health, sustainability, and security.

University: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has recognized the University of Houston as a research university with very high research activities. UH enjoys strong ties as a full member of the Texas Medical Center. Additionally, the University of Houston, a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), is among the top 25 colleges and universities granting undergraduate degrees to Hispanics. The University of Houston is an ADVANCE institution, one of a select group of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increasing diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM.

Department: The IE Department has 15 full-time faculty and approximately 350 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The department has recently embarked on an exciting period of research growth as well as student enrollment growth. Opportunities exist for collaboration with several departments in the College, University, and local community in the areas of energy, power systems, resilience, smart city & sustainability, and manufacturing.   

City of Houston: The University's 600-acre campus is only a short drive from downtown Houston, the fourth-largest city in the nation. In addition to being the energy capital of the world, the Houston metropolitan area can boast of leading consulting engineers, construction, oil servicing, computer, telecommunication, and biomedical companies, as well as NASA's Johnson Space Center and the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. Greater Houston is a modern, rapidly growing, and economically thriving region. It has a full spectrum of cultural activities, as well as sports and outdoor activities.  

Application Submission: Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit (1) a cover letter highlighting the candidate’s strengths and interest in the position, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of research interest, (4) a statement of teaching interest, and (5) names and contact information of three references. Please go to https://uh.edu/provost/faculty/faculty-resources/prospective-faculty/ and complete your online application.

Qualifications: Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering or a closely related field. The candidate is expected to develop and foster nationally recognized, cross-disciplinary research programs. Successful applicants must demonstrate a record of developing and maintaining a vigorous research program, sustaining a strong record of peer-reviewed publication, external funding, advising students, and teaching innovation.

Rank and salary commensurate with experience

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